What does flume mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
gulch, flumenoun
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
flumenoun
watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
Wiktionary
flumenoun
A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
flumenoun
An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids.
Etymology: From flum, from flum, flun, from Latin flumen, from fluere.
Wikipedia
Flume
A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to transport water, rather than transporting materials using flowing water as a flume does. Flumes route water from a diversion dam or weir to a desired materiel collection location. Flumes are usually made up of wood, metal or concrete. Many flumes took the form of wooden troughs elevated on trestles, often following the natural contours of the land. Originating as a part of a mill race, they were later used in the transportation of logs in the logging industry, known as a log flume. They were also extensively used in hydraulic mining and working placer deposits for gold, tin and other heavy minerals.
ChatGPT
flume
A flume is a narrow passage of water constructed to channel or direct the flow of water for purposes such as measuring water flow rate, irrigation, carrying logs and timber, or powering water mills. It can be both naturally occurring or man-made.
Webster Dictionary
Flumenoun
a stream; especially, a passage channel, or conduit for the water that drives a mill wheel; or an artifical channel of water for hydraulic or placer mining; also, a chute for conveying logs or lumber down a declivity
Etymology: [Cf. OE. flum river, OF, flum, fr. L. flumen, fr. fluere to flow. 84. See Fluent.]
Wikidata
Flume
A flume is man-made channel for water, in the form of an open inclined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes lead water from a diversion dam or weir to their desired location. Many flumes took the form of wooden troughs elevated on trestles, often following the natural contours of the land. Originating as a part of a mill race, they were later used in the transportation of logs in the logging industry. They were also extensively used in hydraulic mining and working placer deposits for gold, tin and other heavy minerals. Flumes are not to be confused with aquaducts, which are built with the goal of transporting the water, whereas a flume would use the flowing water to transport other materials.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Flume
flōōm, n. an artificial channel for water to be applied to some industrial purpose: (U.S.) a narrow defile with upright walls, the bottom occupied by a torrent.—Be, or Go, up the flume, to come to grief, to be done for. [O. Fr. flum—L. flumen, a river—fluĕre, to flow.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flume in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flume in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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